JW Corey Tamas (Joel Eilde in Second Life) is the lead composer and singer for Red Heaven, a Canadian multicultural rock band. Their most recent release, The Undivided Heart, is a five-song EP which draws its inspiration from the holy writings of the Baha’i Faith and weaves them into a tapestry of world and ambient music.

Tamas will be speaking on Tuesday, July 12 at 7:00 pm PST/10:00 pm EST about the process of creating The Undivided Heart and giving some insights behind the music.

A long and very informative interview with the CEO of Linden Lab, the maker of Second Life, about the next generation platform that is going into very limited user testing this summer, and may be available for us later this year.

Although a Baha’i presence in Second Life will continue indefinitely due to the beauty and relationships we’ve built there, one reason for this website is to advance the effective use of virtual worlds in understanding our true spiritual nature, developing 3D art, and working with other souls in the advancement of culture and civilization.

The concept is still maturing, but it basically consists in providing a globally-accessible, collaborative 3D modelling environment where people can explore and share design concepts for physical or virtual Baha’i temples.

We believe that Virtual Worlds and Virtual Reality can enable new paradigms of collaboration, learning, cooperative endeavors, colocation, and consultation among people. We also believe that a virtual conference center can contribute greatly to the successful development of virtual worlds. Whereas m...